Unisex name · since 1897

Winslow

Since 1897, U.S. Social Security records show 1,789 babies named Winslow, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,542 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,838 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,789
born since 1897
2020s
peak decade

Winslow currently ranks #2838 among unisex names in America, with 1,789 babies recorded since 1897.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Winslow has been recorded 1,789 times among boys since 1897, currently ranked #2838 nationally and more common than 80% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 2025.

  • #3,542 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #2,838 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,789 born since 1897
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Winslow ranks #3,542 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,838 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,789 born since 1897, peaking in the 2020s.

#3,542 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,838 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,789
born since 1897
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%79.6%
Winslow vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Winslow's 1,789 recorded births place it above 92.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.

How Winslow compares

1,789 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Winslow's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Winslow Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,789 369 358,536
Peak-year births 51 34 22,252

Winslow's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Winslow's full recorded timeline at 1963, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1897, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Winslow popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
51
Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
0204060 189719211936195119661983199820162025 44

Winslow popularity over time - girls

935 total births recorded since 2009 (Winslow as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 935 births
050100150200250 2009201220152018202120242025 199

Winslow by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (241 births, 13% of the file).

2020s was Winslow's strongest decade.

241 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.

Winslow births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 241 births (13% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Winslow compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Winslow's total volume

Winslow vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -35, 11.3%-56, 5.4%-33, 5.8%-52, 3.6%-112, 2.1%-58, 3.3%-70, 3.1%-86, 3.5%-41, 4.4%-34, 6.8%-146, 2.1%-111, 1.9%-111, 2.4%-109, 1.8%-112, 5.6%Winslow-129, 2.9%Winslow
Winslow vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Winslow by state

Where Winslow concentrates geographically, total births since 1897

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Winslow
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
42 2.3%
#2 California
29 1.6%
#3 North Carolina
10 0.6%
#4 Ohio
5 0.3%
#5 Pennsylvania
5 0.3%
Massachusetts share of Winslow's total US births 2.3%
Even split

42 of 1,789 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Winslow? ▼
1,789 babies have been named Winslow since 1897. All-time, it sits at #3,542 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #2,838 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 51 births.
Where does Winslow sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Winslow ranks #3,542 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,838 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Winslow most popular? ▼
Winslow was most popular in the 2020s decade with 241 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Winslow most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Winslow are Massachusetts (42 births), California (29 births), North Carolina (10 births).
Is Winslow a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Winslow is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,789 births, and as a girl's name it has 935 births.
How long has the name Winslow been used? ▼
Winslow has been recorded in Social Security data since 1897, spanning 129 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Winslow? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Winston, Winfred, Winfield, Winford, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Winslow's data

  • Massachusetts records the most Winslows (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Winslow

Nearby Names Like Winslow

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Winslow

Winston Boy
#382 32,794 births
Winfred Boy
10,104 births
Winfield Boy
#8910 5,214 births
Winford Boy
4,503 births
Windell Boy
#9776 3,006 births

Compare Winslow side by side: Winslow vs Winston Winslow vs Winfred Winslow vs Winfield

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Winslow

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Josef #2839
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Hoyt #2836
8,562 births · Peak 1922
Thor #2840
4,857 births · Peak 2015
Caesar #2835
5,445 births · Peak 2015
Jacinto #2841
2,958 births · Peak 2024
Mahlon #2834
5,660 births · Peak 1919
Carmello #2842
2,154 births · Peak 2011

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Winslow: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1897–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Winslow draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.